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Eirik W Raanes

Work Department

Intellectual Property; Construction; Dispute Resolution

Position

Mr Raanes works primarily with dispute resolution within contract law, construction law, intellectual property law, insurance law and matters concerning corporate law. He acts regularly on behalf of large Norwegian enterprises in litigation procedures before the ordinary courts and in arbitration. Raanes has been heading Thommessen's Bergen office since 2011.

Career

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Education

2001-2002 Master of US Law (Intellectual Property Emphasis), Santa Clara University, California, USA; 1998 Candidate in Jurisprudence, University of Bergen

Norway

Dispute resolution

Within: Dispute resolution

Asle Bjelland leads the â€˜extremely well-preparedâ€™ team in Advokatfirmaet Thommessen ASâ€™ Oslo office, while Trond Hatland heads the group in Bergen. Henning Harborg, Eirik Raanes and Hanne Skaarberg Holen are also names to note, and Henrik Hagberg was a recent arrival from Wikborg Rein. Recent highlights include defending multiple insurers in a recourse claim following a train fire, and acting for Transocean in a tax evasion case.

Intellectual property

Within: Intellectual property

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen ASâ€™ â€˜measured and methodical team knows the market incredibly wellâ€™ and â€˜handles complex issues in a pragmatic, professional and focused mannerâ€™. Camilla Vislie leads the practice and recently acted for Tono in a dispute with a TV distributor relating to the clearance and remuneration of music rights; highlights also included Eirik Raanes (who â€˜knows how to play the winning gameâ€™) representing Intervet International against Pharmaq in an appeal regarding the validity and scope of a patented vaccine, and acting for Welltec in a patent infringement dispute.

TMT

Within: TMT

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS â€˜consistently proves its worth in the technology sectorâ€™ for a client roster, which includes Microsoft and Telenor. Managing associate Christopher Sparre-Enger Clausen leads the department and focuses on IT and data protection matters. Clients also single out associate partner Haakon Opperud, who is â€˜an acknowledged source of expertise for IT contractsâ€™, and Eirik Raanes, who handles IT litigation.

From 1 November 2012 EU Regulation 236/2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps will come into effect. Although the Regulation is within the scope of the EEA Agreement, Norway has not implemented the EU Regulation. Based on unofficial information from the Norwegian authorities, we expect the implementation process to be delayed until at least late 2013. Meanwhile, existing rules on short sale in Norway will continue to apply for transactions performed on the Norwegian market.Â

The Ministry of Health and Care has recently issued a hearing letter proposing stringent restrictions on import of medicinal products for personal use. Among the actions proposed, is a general ban on the import of prescription drugs, and access for Customs to seize and destroy falsified or illegal medicinal products.

A new Act on the Patent Office and Industrial Property Rights Appeals Commission (the Patent Office Act) will be enacted and come into effect on 1st January 2013. The current Act on the Industrial Property Protection Board was enacted in 1910, and time for a complete reform had come.

In 2011 it was expected that new provisions for competition clauses, customer clauses and non-recruitment clauses would come into force. As early as June 2010, the Department of Employment sent a proposal on new provisions in the Working Environment Act for comments.

In accordance with the provisions of the Act on Medicines and
the appurtenant Regulation on Medicinal Products, pre-approved
reimbursement for use of a medicinal product outside the approved
indications of the marketing authorization is not allowed.